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Tender Plants for the Home 
Pot-Growing and Summer Bedding 
BANANA ORINOCO 
18- to 24-in. plants, 50c each; 3- to 4-ft., $1.00. These 
plants can be sent by Express only. 
CARNATIONS 
15c each; 2 for 2Sc. 
Betty Lou. Brilliant pink. 
Crimson King. Dazzling crimson. 
Matchless. White. Flowers extra large. 
Pink Spectrum. Lovely salmon-pink. 
Red Spectrum. Rich dark red. 
CLITORIA TERNATEA (Texas Butterfly Pea) 
A rapid-growing vine with large, pea-shaped flowers 
of rich indigo-blue. As a climber or ground-cover it will 
furnish flowers all season. See color illustration, page 36. 
20c each; 3 for 50c. 
FERNS 
15c, 25c, and 50c, according to size 
Boston. Long fronds which droop gracefully. Excel¬ 
lent for hanging-baskets. 
Asparagus plumosus (Climbing Lace Fern). Ex¬ 
tremely graceful window climber. Fine feathery 
foliage. 
Asparagus Sprengeri (Emerald Feather). A very valu¬ 
able filmy plant, easily grown and requires little care. 
Nephrolepis splendida. A very wonderful Fern with 
long, wavy fronds of fluffy, feathery effect. 
Norwood. Compact, upright, wiry Fern; an ideal 
specimen plant. Some call it Fluffy RufHes. 
Whitmanii (Ostrich Plume Fern). A dwarf type with 
plumy fronds, feathery and compact. 
FUCHSIAS 
Fine pot-plants, useful for bedding out in shady 
places. 
15c each; 4 for 50c. 
Black Prince. Waxy carmine or pink flowers. Very 
free flowering. 
Irwin’s Giant Pink. Enormous salmon-pink flowers. 
Lord Byron. Bright red and royal purple. 
VESTAL’S CHOICE GERANIUMS 
Best Double Varieties, 20c each; 3 for 50c. 
Buchner. Purest white; always in flower. 
Improved Poitevine. Dark salmon. 
Mme. Landry. Salmon-pink, shaded scarlet. 
Pink Fiat. Clear light salmon-pink. 
Pink Phenomenal. Clear rose-pink. 
Red Fiat. Bright orange-scarlet. 
Ruby. Dark carmine-red. 
Mixed Bedding Geraniums. A combination of all 
colors from above varieties. 10c each; 12 for $1.00. 
IVy-LEAVED GERANIUMS 
Trailing plants for baskets or vases. 
20c each; 3 for 50c. 
Caesar Franck. Semi-double, clustered scarlet flowers. 
Rycroft Surprise. Large trusses of soft pink flowers. 
ROSE-SCENTED GERANIUM 
Rose-scented foliage and clusters of small lavender- 
blue flowers. Used for flavoring. 15c each. 
APPLE-SCENTED GERANIUM 
A grand old favorite, with foliage of the same de¬ 
licious odor as new-blown apple-blossoms. 20c each. 
STRAWBERRY GERANIUM 
A gorgeous plant for baskets and vases, with round 
leaves striped with silver bands. 15c each; 4 for 50c. 
GERBER A (Transvaal Daisy) 
Jamesoni hybrida. Daisy-like flowers with long, 
graceful, rellexing rays of pale yellow, orange, rose, 
salmon, etc. See color illustration on page 28. 25c 
each; 12 for $2.50. Large clumps, 50c each; 12 for $5. 
HELIOTROPES 
Fragrant old-fashioned flowers, much used for garden 
bedding and potting. 
15c each; 3 for 40c. 
Aibatross. Large, flat heads of pure white flowers. 
Heavenly Blue. Close clusters of exquisite pale blue 
flowers with white centers. 
Royal Purple. Deep violet-purple flowers with white 
eyes. 
NEW FRENCH HYDRANGEAS 
Superb tub-plants which can be grown outdoors 
where the winters are not too severe. 
6- to 8-in. plants, 25c each; 10- to 12-in., 50c. 
Blue Prince. Fine trusses of deep pink flowers which 
sometimes come clear blue. 
Special Note. The desirable blue color can be ob¬ 
tained by mixing aluminum sulphate with the soil in 
which they are growing, at the rate of one pound to the 
bushel. Lb. 50c, postpaid; 5 lbs. $1.00, not postpaid. 
E. G. Hill. An early, pink, free-flowering variety. 
Helge. Popular deep carmine-red variety. 
Marechal Foch. Dwarf, with carmine-red flowers. 
M me. Chautard. Bright rose, but turns blue easily. 
Geranium, Improved Poitevine 
The House of Vestal is 79 years old 
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JOS. W. VESTAL & SON, Box 871, Little Rock, Ark. 
